Massacre in mining town in northern Colombia
Three adults and one minor were killed in a massacre in a mining town in the north of Colombia, authorities said Wednesday. The alleged massacre took place on Tuesday in…
Three adults and one minor were killed in a massacre in a mining town in the north of Colombia, authorities said Wednesday. The alleged massacre took place on Tuesday in…
Inhabitants of Salento in Colombia’s coffee region are in uproar after a judge overruled a municipal ban on mining in what CNN once dubbed “one of world’s most beautiful towns.”…
Not even the military could prevent locals from the small town of Jerico, Antioquia, from expelling South African gold miner AngloGold Ashanti and enforce a local ban on mining. The…
The former head of Colombia’s mining association ACM and CEO of gold mining firm Minesa has been caught on video saying that “communities don’t matter” for decision makers in Bogota…
Colombia’s prosecution is investigating six Colombian executives of US coal miner Drummond and two American employees for allegedly using terrorism for profit, newspaper El Tiempo reported Sunday. According to the…
Colombia’s State Council ruled Tuesday that municipalities do have the right to ban oil and mining from their territory, contradicting a recent ruling by the Constitutional court. The constitutional court…
Colombia’s constitutional court has overruled local mining bans after the local subsidiary of Chinese and Indian oil companies appealed one of these bans. The ruling in favor of Mansarovar Energy…
Colombia’s government announced Monday that it has prohibited the use of mercury in gold mining. The highly poisonous chemical will also gradually be phased out in other industries until a…
Approximately 66% of the gold that is mined in Colombia, one of Latin America’s main gold producers, has been extracted illegally, according to the United Nations. A study carried out…